Literature of the English Language: Comprising Representative Selections from the Best Authors, Also Lists of Contemporaneous Writers and Their Principal WorksIvison, Blakeman, Taylor,, 1870 - 640 Seiten |
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... better arranged its parts , the greater will be the effect produced . In either case , whatever force is absorbed by the machine is deducted from the result . A reader or listener has at each moment but a limited amount of mental power ...
... better arranged its parts , the greater will be the effect produced . In either case , whatever force is absorbed by the machine is deducted from the result . A reader or listener has at each moment but a limited amount of mental power ...
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... better to place the adjective before the substantive , or the substantive before the adjective ? Ought we to say , with the French , “ Un cheval noir " ? or to say , as we do , " A black horse " ? Probably most per- sons of culture ...
... better to place the adjective before the substantive , or the substantive before the adjective ? Ought we to say , with the French , “ Un cheval noir " ? or to say , as we do , " A black horse " ? Probably most per- sons of culture ...
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... better . Hence in some cases it becomes a question , whether most mental effort will be entailed by the many and long suspensions , or by the correction of successive misconceptions . 19. This question may sometimes be decided by ...
... better . Hence in some cases it becomes a question , whether most mental effort will be entailed by the many and long suspensions , or by the correction of successive misconceptions . 19. This question may sometimes be decided by ...
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... better than to say , " All men to the pumps ! " as it suggests the men in the special attitude intended , and so saves effort . Bringing “ gray hairs with sorrow to the grave " is another expression , the effect of which has the same ...
... better than to say , " All men to the pumps ! " as it suggests the men in the special attitude intended , and so saves effort . Bringing “ gray hairs with sorrow to the grave " is another expression , the effect of which has the same ...
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... better called Compound Metaphor , that enables us to retain the brevity of the metaphorical form even where the analogy is intricate . This is done by indicating the application of the figure at the outset , and then leaving the mind to ...
... better called Compound Metaphor , that enables us to retain the brevity of the metaphorical form even where the analogy is intricate . This is done by indicating the application of the figure at the outset , and then leaving the mind to ...
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